We discussed the impact of words, and David chose a phrase that he would focus on for the rest of the year. He then created artwork with the word and completed a prewriting activity for tomorrow.

The objective of today's lesson was to understand the importance and usage of commas after introductory phrases in writing.

Today we worked on revising David's writing to correct grammar and sentence structure errors.

PJ wrote a paragraph about one of his favorite memories. Then he reread it, correcting sentence structure errors, based on our lessons from last week. He also engaged in some creative writing.

Chris completed a free-write assignment during the first 5 minutes. Then, we reviewed sentences vs. fragments, so that Chris has a clear understanding of what makes up a sentence.

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Chris learned about coordinating conjunctions, using the acronym FANBOYS. He demonstrated his understanding by combining sentences with a comma and a coordinating conjunction.

PJ and I read from his creative writing story, taking turns with the character roles.

We combined a writing prompt with art, and David used watercolor to visually represent his writing.

We read about and discussed the history of Valentine's Day.